Fins. Fur. Function.

This lesson offers a more in depth dive into the Nitrogen cycle. It will address questions such as: 1. Why is the nitrogen cycle important? 2. How does nitrogen get into an aquarium? 3. How does ammonia form in an aquarium? 4. How does a cycled aquarium get rid of ammonia? Etc. This has more complicated concepts of biology and chemistry and is meant to last 2-3 days depending on the level of the classroom. Supportive videos are built-in and indicated by a yellow star on the slide. Get the suppo

This lesson focus' on pH and Alkalinity (what it is, how it effects the fish in the environment, and how to control it). These are not only important biological and chemistry concepts, but critical for the lives in a controlled environment. Come with built-in supportive videos (indicated by yellow star on the slide).

Following up on "The Gold Fish Lab", this lesson introduces and discusses options to control the temperature of the aquarium in the best interest of animal health. It will introduce a variety of heating and cooling methods along with creating some talking points for the classroom. Comes with a built-in supportive video. Any supportive videos are indicated by a yellow star on the slide.

This lesson is used to summarize and discuss the results of "The Gold Fish Lab" but then to introduce and discuss ecto(exo)/endothermic properties and why this is important for different animals. It will introduce proper and improper terminology when discussing these topics. Comes with some built-in supportive videos (indicated by yellow star on the slide).

Unit 2: Lesson 3: The Importance of Water Changes. This lesson focuses on why water changes are important for not only the life living in the water, but what it does to the water to sustain life. This will also cover different scenarios such as how much of a water change, cleaning methods to supplement the water change, and how to safely complete the water change. It includes 2 video references (indicated by yellow star on the slide).

Unit 2, Lesson 2: The Biological Environment, Cycling an aquarium. This lesson is focused on why cycling an aquarium is important and all the steps (chemical and biological) that are involved. This will discuss different cycling methods along with different types of bacteria and their purpose. Associated videos indicated by yellow star on the slide.

This is the beginning lesson that focuses on the importance of water quality. Temperature is the focus of this lesson as it's the easiest and best place to start. This is a brief lesson to discuss the importance of temperature, but the "Gold Fish Lab" that is used to support this is necessary. The "Gold Fish Lab" focuses on how temperature affects respiration rates of gold fish. Any supportive videos are indicated by a yellow star on the slide.

This lesson focuses on cross contamination and how important it is to prevent it in the aquariums. Non-native invasive species are a major contribution to this problem in the wild, but how does cross contamination happen in controlled environments like aquariums? There are video links in the presentation along with a link to a great documentary regarding a major non-native invasive species in the US (Asian Carp). There is no worksheet to go with the documentary. Any supportive videos are indicat